Indicator for type-writing machines.



G. HOLLAND. INDICATORIOB. TYPE WRITING MAQHINES. -l APPL'IoAfrIoN 1111111111110. 2o, 1909., f

Patented Feb. 7, 1911.

specification.

To all whom it may concern:

'onrrnn STATESPATENT.oFicE- `CURTIS HOLLAND, or BUTTE, MONTANA, Asslencn 'ro cHAnLEsW. Bann-*or* M'ISQ soULA, MONTANA.

.. mineiulzon ron TYPE-warmste nAcHINEs."

Be it known that I, CUR'rIsHoLLANn, a citizen of the United States,- residing in Bntte, county of Silver Bow, State of Mon tana, have invented certain new and useful Improv .nents in `Indicators for Type-Writing l\lachine s,.of which the following is a VThe modern typewriting machineeven in Vits present state of perfection, withits hundreds of devices and attachments-forspced and accomplishment, and for the, comfort of the' operator, stilllacks a novel and much desired feature heretofore practically unprovided for. With the advent of the visible typewriter the necessity of raising the carriage for vinspection of the work, to make insertions, etc., has, to a certain extent, been obviated since allof `the work is directly before the eyes of the operator, butn'o means Wereprovided for watching the end of the paper o r of accurately knowing, within cer- -tai'n limits, whatporton. of the paper remains unwritten upon, and withl the nonralsing carriage the operator has even. less or no means of knowing thls lmportantgcon-l l dition Ignorance, of this .condition 'is ofi'ormity seldom exists.

,ten the cause of great waste of time, labor and typewriter paper, and where'l numbered pages of the saine matter are involved univ Knowing the exact distance from the bottom' of the page will often ,save the operatorfrom rewriting the page, as for instance in billing, enabling the making of the Ycomputation at the bottom` ofthe page before the paper hasrun oil" the roll. Always having the same starting position for the roller, 'lorthe size f paper being' used, will, where it is' necessary to make insertions vafter the page has been paper and d o away with the necessity of invserting the paper in the machine several times lin Order to make the necessary correction. r

. The main. object of this invention is to provide an indicator attachably adapted to be secured to the end of a' typewriter platen-- r'oll -for accurately indicating, without'the necessity of liftingthe carriage, the distance the operator is from the b ottolnofthe page.-

A further-object, `is to s irn lii'y'aV device of 4thisf'chri'racter andjto avoi confusionby typewriter paper.

'cator detached from the platenroll.

4 and 5 show cross sectional views taken on 7 475 Fig. 6. Fig. 6, also shows'an end plan and the rollerv rom thecarriage,

providing means I whereby the indicating characters appear one at a time, and onl that one' for the size of'paper bein'guse and for the marginal end limit desredl A stillffurther object, is to v'provide an article of low cost fmanufacture, and .to

A speciation o f Lettera latent. Patented Feb.'v 7, v1911. Application `filed. Decembero, 1909. i Serial'Nm334,170.2-f l i provide means' whereby the device ris readily adaptable to typewriters of various makes,

and is also Aadjustable for different sizes of v An indicating ldevice for typewriting machines constructed in accordance with my in? v v Ventlon 1s shown 1n the accompanying draw-' v ings, in which- Figure l, shows a top plan view of the in- ;dicatin' mechanism attached to the platen# rou.' nig.' 2, is an end viewer F1o. 1, while Fig. 3, shows .a top plan view otD the indi- Figs.

the lines A-A, and B-i-B, respectively, of

part sectional view disclosing more fully a portion of the flange through which 'the setscrew is inserted. Figi?, shows a plan View of the' movable and settable scale, while'Fig.

8, more particularly illustrates themethod of applyin the indicator without removing i Riefe'rringhto the-said drawings the indi-` fcatr, irrits entirety, is representedv by 1, Fig.V '-1, and consists chiefly of twoparts, a flangeddisk-like structure attached tothe left end of the platen-roll 2, and lrevolving vtherewith, and av movable and'settable scale 3, positioned upon landi encircling the .flanged portion of the structure. .The flanged portion 4, 'of the structure 1, Figs.v 4 and 5,

has raised' peripheral edges or rims 5 6 rwhich are inwardly 'bentor grooved at '1;8,

and. form an annular retaining runway for thefmovable and settable scale 3 which is positioned therein. The annular flange 4 bears characters upon its periphery', between the ralsed'edges or rims, representinfr'var'i;

-ous sizes of typewriter paper, as. or. -instance, 592, 11 and 13, the 1 3 size being posiable'a'ndsettable scale 3, Fig; 7, has aper-` tures 10, 11 and 12,? at certain points repretioned as Vshown by 9 inFi 3. The-mov'- the 13 size paper, and alsola mark at 14 indicating the starting position for both the and 11V sizes of paper. In order to facilitate the attaching of the indicator to the platenroll the slotted portion 15 is provided, which allows the indicator to be slipped on over and seated against the platen end plate hub 16, without necessitating the removal of the roller from the carriage frame. -The manner of doing this is clearly shown in Fig. S.`

The set-screw 17 is then firmly set up against the hub 16, by inserting a screwdriver through the aperture 18, as shown by the broken away portion in the flange, Fig.

- means of the opening 15, as shown in Fig. 2,

this causing the scale to encircle the periphery of the flange through the annular grooves 'I4-8. 'A stationary index member ,19, attached. to the frame of.the carriage 20, is adapted to aline with the start-ing position for vthe roller, and also serves as a stopping point when the predetermined marginal character comes into alinement. It is obvio us that, 1n order to avoid' confuslon, the` fewer the figures or characters appearing on the indicator at one time, the better for the operator, and have so proportioned and positioned the apertures in the movable and settable scale, with reference to the charam ters on the flange, that only one setof figures, representing the size of paper' being used, appears at a time. Another novel feature of the movable and settable scale is' in its being perforated with small holes 21, along `a portion of one edge, and adapted to be engaged by a point and revolved and set at the desired position. To further facilitaterthis operation the inner edge of the raised peripheral rim 6 has-a cut-out portion 22 exposing, for a short` distance, these perforation's, The fixed index member 19, on

l.the carriage frame 20, is so constructed that a slight pressure of the finger will cause depending stud 23, carried at the end of the said index member, to engage with one vof the perforations 21.- By turningthe roller 2 either forward or backward, as the case may at", the bottom of the 'moved-until 13 ap' i' ture in the sca-le.f nat ion, where 13, the size of the paper being fused, appearsthrough the aperture'lO, indieating the 2 inch marginal end limit. The.V

require, the scale 3 may be moved thelimit of the cut-out portion 22, and the desired set of figures thus brought into view in either the 2 inch, 1 inch or the inch aperture in' the scale.A Thus, for instance, if it is desired to use 13 inch'paper allowing a l2 inch margin page, the scale 3 Ais ears in the 2 inch aperig. 1, shows this combi- I pose for the various makes of machines.

position of the roller for the insertion of the paper and the starting off point. Certain revolutions of the platen-roll 2 will bring 13 into alinement with the index member 19 thus showing that that line may be written upon and still leave a 2 inch margin at the bottom of the page for signature, or in the case of billing, for the computation. It is obvious that if 11 or 5% vare set to appear in the 10 aperture, a 2 inch margin would be the result for either of these sizes, and if either figure were set to appear in the 11 aperture, a l inch margin would bethe result. It is understood that moving the scale i 3 either forward or backward, produces a like change in the position of the starting characters, with regard to the figures on the fiange. It will be readily seen that it is necessary to make this change in the starting position for the roller, for different sizes of typewriter paper, with regard to the stopping position, in order Ato obtain the different marginal end limits. For the sake of illustration, 20 represents a portion of a Remington typewriter carriage frame, and the manner of attaching the fixed index member 19 thereto does not li'mit the device to this manner of attachment alone, as other means may be employed, and other forms of index members used, as best serves the pur- Certain carriage frames are so constructed that the xed index member 19 may be dispensed with, a portion of the carriage 'frame or the platen spring clips, serving the same purpose for alinement, and in that case a pencil point, f-or instance, may be used for lengaging the perforations 21, for moving and setting the scale 3. I

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new therein, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. An indicator adapted to be attached to the end ofA a typewriter platen-roll for indicating various marginal `end limits for typewriter paperof different sizes, said inf dicator having meansv providing for attachment without removing the platen-roll from the carriage-frame.

2. AAn indicator adapted to be attached to ythe'end of atypewriter platen-roll for in- 120 dicating varlous lmarginal end limits fory typewriter paper of' different sizes comprising, in combination, a disk-like structure having van annular flange, and a movable and settable member positioned up'on and 125 encircling' the periphery of the fia'nge.

3. An indicator adapted to be attachedto the end of a typewriter platen-roll for indica-ting various marginal end limits for typewriter paper of different sizes compris ing, in combination, a disk-like structure I having an annular flange with characters on cling the periphery of the flange, said. mov- -a'ble and. settablemember having .apertures and bearing characters representing various marginal end limits for the paperv and starting positions forthe platen-rol l.,`."

4. An indicato'radapted to berattached. to the end of a typewriter platen-roll for indieatinnr various marginal end' limits for' typewriter paperof Adifferent sizes comprisving," in combination, a disk-like structure havingV an annularflange with raised and inwardly project-ing rims, a centrally located peripheralchannel on the flange, a

Vmovable and settable member positioned within and encircling the said channel, said movable and settable member having apertures adapted to expose an individual character on the flange, and means for moving and setting the said Vmember to different positions on the flange. Y Y f 5. An indicator 'adapted to be attached lto the end of a typewriter platen-i'oll for indieating various marginal end limits for typewriter paper of different sizes comprising,

in ei-imliination, av disk-like' structure having an annular flange, a movable and settable member positioned lupon and'encircling the periphery of the flange, perforations along -oiie'edge oi the said movable and settable memberyianiil a fixed member positioned on the carriage-frame adapted to 'engage with the said perforations forv holding the movable and seltable member Vagainst rotary movement. l'

t. An indicator adapted to beattached to `the end of a typewriter platen-roll for indieating various marginal end limits for typewriter paper of Vdifferent sizes comprising,

- in eoml'iinatioii, a disk-like structure having an annular flange, a centrally locatedperipliei'al channel having inwardly projecting rims, ,an elongated cut-out portion in oiieof the said rims, a movable and settable member positionedl within the said peripheral channeha row of perforations along one edge of' the said movable member. adapted to be exposedthroiigh the` said cut-out portion in one Vof the rims, and a fixed index niei-zlier positioned on the carriage-frame i'r-g means for engaging ivith the exposed perniratioiis for holding the said movable ineml'icr against. rotary movement.

7. An indicatoradapted to be attached to theend of a typewriter platen-roll 'for iiidii-atingl various marginal end limits 'for typewriter paper of difli'erciif sizes comprising, in coiiibinalion. a ilislr-lilce structure- ,liiiviiig an annular flange with aI slot in the disk portion of' the structure and a corresponding opeiiiiig iii llieflange, a set-screw for positioning and securing the saidstriic-- ture to the. end of the platen-roll, anaper- 'ture iii the flange for inserting and setting movable and settable member encircling ther periphery of the flange. 'i

- 8. An indicator adapted lto. be attached to the'endof a typewriter platen-roll for indieating various' maro'inal end "liinitsifor typewriter paper of different sizes compris'- ing, in combination, a disk-like structure having an annular flange, raised and inwardly projecting 'rims on the flange forming a cent-rally located peripheral channel thereon, a movable .and settable member positioned within and encircling the said peripheral channel, a plurality of characters upon the flange, a plurality of apertures in the said movable` and' settable member adapted to expose an individual character on the?, flange," and a fixed index member positioned on theY carriage-frame adapted to aline with an aperture in the said movable member and with an exposed characteroii the flange.

9. An indicaftlr adapted to be attached toV the end of a typewriter'platen-roll for indieating lva'frio'ns'marginal end limits for typewriter paper of different sizes comprisinoj, in combination, a disk-likestructure having an annular flange', aised-and inwardly projecting peripheral rims on the flange, an elongated cnt-out portion inone of the said rims, a movable and settable member positioned upon and encircling the periphery of the flange, a 'plurality of perforatioiis along oneedge of the said movable member adapted to be exposed through-the said cut-out. portion in one of the rims, and a fixed iiidex member positioned on the carriageframe provided with a depending stud adapted to Vengage with the exposed perforations for holding the said movable mem' ber against rotary movement.

10. An indicator adaptedV to be attached to the end of' a typewriter platen-roll for indicating various marffinal end limits for typewriter paper ofdifliient sizes comprising, in combination, aA disk-like structurel'iavingan annular flange, raised and 1n- 'wardly projecting peripheral rims, an elongated eut-ontl portion yin one of the said rims, characters on the flange, a slot' in the disk portion ot' the structure and-a corresponding openingl in the flange, a set-s 'eii for positioning and securing the said disk like structure to-the plate -roll.l a movable and settable member positioned Aupon and encirelingthe periphery of tlieflange, a plurali( y of centrally located characters and apertures on the movable and settable niemlicr, a plurality of perforations along one edge of tlie said movable member, and a iowa i4 Y saeq' `flted iez me'ln'be;` pofsitined on the carhave signed my name in .the pxresenceof two ringe-framprovddwth'a depending stud subscribingwxtnesses. Y

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